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![Pumpkin Patch adds Briscoe boss to board](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Pumpkin Patch adds Briscoe boss to board
Pumpkin Patch has announced two new directors will join its board, one of whom is Briscoe Group managing director Rod Duke.
![Postie Plus seeks new growth through acquisitions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Postie Plus seeks new growth through acquisitions
Postie Plus wants to double in size through buying rivals and will progressively shift its base to Auckland.
![Mobs poised to hit conscious cafes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Mobs poised to hit conscious cafes
A carrotmob - or 'reverse boycott' of fair trade cafes is hitting three small businesses this weekend, with hundreds of customers set to arrive at once.
![Services sector gathers steam in April](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Services sector gathers steam in April
New Zealand's services sector picked up pace in the last month, led by new orders.
![Retail sales slump after Cup boost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Retail sales slump after Cup boost
New Zealand retail sales fell in the first three months of the year as people reined in spending on supermarket and grocery items after a Rugby World Cup spend-up.
![Electronic card spending up in April](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Electronic card spending up in April
Retail spending using debit and credit cards rose in April.
![Countdown launches iPhone shopping app](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Countdown launches iPhone shopping app
Countdown is offering customers a free iPhone shopping application.
![Spending down as Kiwis enjoy April holidays](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Spending down as Kiwis enjoy April holidays
A combination of three national holidays, and five Sundays and Mondays in April saw spending decline.
![CBD lobbyist has little sympathy for Westfield rates complaint](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
CBD lobbyist has little sympathy for Westfield rates complaint
An Auckland inner-city advocate has hit back at mall owner Westfield over its rates rise complaints.